After Christ's Resurrection, He is Blessed and on the Throne in Heaven awaiting till the time of His Kingdom upon the Earth. The second half of Ps 22 looks forward to this blessed experience.

Christ's bitter experience upon the Tree continues with afflictions of His adversaries, both seen and unseen.

Christ is crying from the Cross as He is crushed under the weight of our sin, and the wrath of Almighty God. David prophesies of the bitter experience of Messiah upon the tree of Calvary-

Whereas the sky and sun give glory to God and testify of His greatness, the Scriptures outdo them both and testify to God's greatness and His grace.

To look at sky, or scripture, or the soul of man, one must begin to contemplate the glory of God. The heavens act as a scribe and declare God's glory from day to day, and from night to night.

We see how we can, just like David did, find Help and Hope in Hard Times as we recall and rely on the Pure, Preserved, and therefore Perfect Word of God-

The Psalms prophetic insight gives way to present instruction. We make a gospel application for our day concerning the commanded response and reverence which is due to the Person and Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Kings, Presidents, Princes, and Politicians - yea, all men should give heed to the Words of God and obey Him-

We see the position of the Son of God. He is the One who shall rule over the nations.

Psalms 2-4-6 gives a telling view of the Lord as men should understand Him to be. He is sitting in the heavens and laughs with divine sovereignty and calm dignity-

Psalm 2-1-3 gives us heaven's perspective of the world's raging rebellion. what man considers to be planning, and power, and policies - God simply sees as the vain things of man's imaginations. God is in control-